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Fired-Up Nebraska Rips Texas Aggies A HT- LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska's defending national football champions, stung by UCLA last week, retaliated today by crushing Texas 377 on the steady quarterbacking of rookie David Humm and the sparkling runs of flanker John ny Rodgers. Humm, living up to pre-season billing, completed nine of his first 10 passes, and Rodgers gave the Aggies a lesson in kick and punt returns, catches and runs. pass The game in newly-enlarged memorial Stadium drew a record 76,042 to see Nebraska, rated tops in the nation before the season, before plunging to tenth on a 20-17 loss to UCLA, staged its comeback. Nebraska scored 37 points before permitting the Aggies to tally with 3:29 of game time remaining.

An 80-yard drive was capped by reserve quarterback Don Dean's 29-yard TD throw to Homer May. Nebraska drove for two touchdowns in the first quarter and halted an penetration on the Cornhusker five in the second period. Gaining posses- sion on downs Nebraska drove yards in 13 plays to score. Nebraska padded its 21-0 halftime lead with two touchdowns and a 54-yard downwind field goal by Rich Sanger, just one yard short of the Big Eight Conference record. Texas found its ground game stymied by All-American Rich Glover and his defensive teammates and Aggie quarterback Lex James had to go to his air game early.

He completed 3 of 25 aerials for 106 yards. Humm connected on 10 of 17 for 82 yards and one touchdown. His lone interception, by Larry Ellis deep in Aggie territory in the third quarter, was offset two plays later by an fumble which Humm converted into a touchdown. Rodgers posted kick returns ranging up to 46 yards and caught two passes for 56 yards. I-back Gary Dixon of Nebraska led all rushers with 62 yards.

Nebraska fashioned its first score by driving 8 yards in eight plays including passes of 14 and 20 yards from Humm to Rodgers. TH MEWS, -SUNDAY, SEPT. 1 1, 972 A fumbled Aggie pitchout from James to Green late in the first quarter gave Nebraska another chance after Aggie defenders had stopped Nebraska on the eleven. Defensive end Steve Manstedt recovered on the Aggie ten and set up the tally. Rodgers' 46-yard punt return came in the third quarter and put the ball on 32, but the drive bogged and Ganger tried a 39-yard field goal which sailed wide.

Nebraska regained possession on a punt which Rodgers returned to Nebraska's 47 to set up Sanger's subsequent 54-yard field goal. Nebraska Coach Bob Devaney went to his reserves in the fourth period and reserve quarterback Steve Runty was running the team when the final Husker score was entered. Forty yards were covered with Runty passing 12 yards to sophomore Ritcli Bahe for the final six points for Nebraska. The Aggies regained possession when Sanger missetf. on another field goal try and reserve quarterback Dean engineered the 80-yard TD drive.

Hugo Buffs Lose To 3-A Power Baylor Falls To Bulldogs In Struggle ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Reserve quarterback James Ray's 55-yard third-period touchdown pass ignited a sluggish Georgia offense Saturday as the 16th ranked Bulldogs struggled to a 24-14 victory over the Baylor Bears in a football opener for bofch teams. Ray, facing a third and 28 situation, fired the scoring strike to Rex Putnal, who gathered it in at the 15 behind Baylor's Ricky Duff and raced to the end zone, lifting Georgia to a 17-6 lead with 45 seconds left in the period. Then, the heavily favored Bulldogs tallied again on their next possession to put the game on ice. The drive covered yards and included a pair of Andy Johnson passes, 33 yards to Putnal and 17 yards to Lynn Hunnicutt.

Bob Burns scorec from the three with 8:28 left in the game. The Bears had choked of Georgia's vaunted runnin game for three quarters behinc the play of Millard Neely and Joe Johnson. Georgia drove 62 yards on its second possession of the game to open the scoring with from a 15-yard penalty an kept the drive alive. Hal Bisse! scored on a 19-yard run 7:59 left in the opening period. Georgia scored again tw minutes later after recoverin a Baylor fumble when Kim Braswell kicked a 22-yard fiel goal.

Mike Conradt kicked a pai of second-quarter field goals fo Baylor, covering 38 and yards. Baylor drove 73 yards score with less than four min utes remaining on Gary Lacy one-yard plunge two plays afte the Bulldogs were stuck wit Pruitt Leads Oklahoma In Thrashing Utah St. NORMAN, Okla. (AP) 'ourth-ranked Oklahoma, dis- laying more balance than a ear ago and a wealth of freshman talent, launched its 1972 ootball campaign by bowling over Utah State, 49-0, Saturday. Super-quick halfback Greg scored on runs of one, our and five yards and senior quarterback Dave Robertson made his starting debut by lof- ing a 34-yard touchdown strike split end John Carroll to get OU rolling in the first quarter.

Oklahoma led 28-0 at the half and coach Chuck Fairbanks substituted liberally, even using three freshmen extensively on offense. Utah State quarterback Tony Adams had a frustrating afternoon because of a torrid pass rush led by middle guard Lucius Selmon and tackles Raymond Hamilton and Durland Moore. Adams, who passed for 245 yards last week in a 48-14 victory over New Mexico State, managed only 68 yards in the first half this Saturday. The Aggies' deepest penetration was to the OU 31 after a fumble recovery by Elton Brown in the second period. After Pruitt scored his first time on a five-yard and sweep, an Adams pass was intercepted by John Milstead.

Then OU's second team backfield marched 58 yards to make it 21-0 with 6:13 left in the first quarter. Kerry Jackson, a freshman quarterback from Galveston, had an 18-yard run and Joe Washington, another freshman from Port Arthur, had a 13-yard scamper in the drive, which was capped by Grant Burget's one-yard plunge. Oklahoma poured it on in the second half as Pruitt scored from four yards out, half back Joe Wiley scooted in on a 12- yard pitch from Robertson, and Washington plunged one yard. HUGO, Okla. Big school power Oklahoma City Northeast had to flex all its muscles to beat stubborn Hugo, 22-6, here Friday night in a game that saw the Buffs throw up two magnificent goalline stands against a much larger Vikings unit.

Although the visitors dominated the statistics, the victory didn't come easy for Northeast. The Vikings were ahead only 14-6 until they scored their final TD with just 0:33 remaining when Hugo had to give up the ball on then- own nine, on downs, after being forced to go for broke with time running out. Hugo's two goalline stands were outstanding. The Buffs rose to throw the Vikings back at the one-foot line and the eight-yard line. Both stand-offc kept the game up for grabs until the final seconds.

The first quarter was scoreless. Northeast scored for the initial time with 8:28 remaining in the second quarter. The Vikings in tercepted a pass and returned it 13 yards to the Hugo 27. They scored two plays later on a 20 yard sweep around end with a pitch out. The PAT was good and Northeast led 7-0.

Hugo bounced back within a single point, 7-6, with 1:17 lef in the first half. The Buff drove 45-yards in six plays on the running of Terry Clark am Donald Gardner and quai terback Ricky Jones sneake over for the touchdown fron the one. The Vikings blocke Pokes Host Eagles Today In NFL Season Opener lark's extra point boot. Northeast had to score in the ast 30 seconds to take a 14-6 ad to tha dressing room at alftime. They scored on a 51- ard screen pass from Norman Sfero to Scobey, who also kicked he PAT.

The Vikings drove to the Hugo one-foot line in the third Barter but the Buffs threw hem back with a brilliant tand-off. They held them off the eight in the fourth Northeast scored its final touchdown with only 33 seconds eft in the game after getting he ball at the Hugo nine. They scored on a pass on the first )lay and also threw a pass for 'he extra two-pointer. Scpbey was the game's leading rusher with 139 yards 18 carries. Clark led Hugo 63 yards in 17 tries.

And played defense with reckless abandon. Hugo's defense for the night included Larry Simpson, Barry Simpson, Gardner, Roger Tarkington, Don Armes, Ken Baer, Tony Jackson, Fort, Ricky Robins, Clark, Steve Ruiz, Larry Cannon, Jimmy Bodine, Ricky Stockton, David Micco, Larry Westfield, Morris Williams, and Tim Boone. GAME AT A GLANCS By DENNE H. FREEMAN Associated Press Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) The Dallas Cowboys open defense of their National Football League tirle against Philadelphia Sunday with eight new faces, including the kickers, in the lineup. The Cowboys are working on a 10-game regular season, win- The most prominent of the new faces is quarterback Craig Morton, who took over the No.

1 job when Roger Staubach, hero of Super Bowl VI, was felled with a shoulder separation. Other changes include Calvin Hill at running back for the departed Duane Thomas, Ralph at offensive left tackle the retired Tony Liscio, Pat Toomay at right defensive end ning streak that began with for George Andrie, Toni Fritsch 16-13 victory over St. Louis last) as placekicker for Mike Clark Nov. 7 as they try for a third! Rookie Marv Bateman as I fense and they are blessed with excellent receivers in. Ben Hawkins and Harold Jackson.

"I can remember we were 1-5 in the exhibition season in 1970 and ended up in the Super Bowl. You can't take anyone in this league lightly." consecutive appearance in the Super Bowl. Dallas has never lost in Texas Stadium, site of the 1 p.m. CDT clash with the Eagles. OSU Breaks Marks, Tops Arlington punter for Ron Widby.

Although the Cowboys were 61 in the pre-season, they played inconsistently. The attitude of the team can be best summed up by All-Pro defensive tackle Bob Lilly who said: "I'm tired of all this messing around. I'm ready to play for some money." Early Drives Give UCLA Win Over Pitt PITTSBURGH(AP) Mark Harmon took UCLA on scoring drives of 99 and 83 yards the first two times the Bruins had the ball and second-string quarterback Rob Scribner dashed 63 yards for a second period touchdown as the nation's eighth ranked college football team defeated Pittsburgh 38-28 Saturday. Kermit Johnson then raced 8 The Cowboys haven't lost an opening game since 1964 when St. Louis pinned a 16-6 loss on the yards in the third quarter to thwart a Pitt comeback after Panthers scored twice in than three minutes on them.

They have captured 21 of i fourth-down passes by John Ho- iheir last 25 regular season and a to chop a 24-point halftime playoff contests. he exhi- STILLWATER Okla (AP) ie a les ste a Oklahoma State broke school' bltl0n record 1)Ut were han rushing records Dave Smith's but a the Cowboys to scramble for a deficit to 24-14. and total offense 1)ei ed in i uries to their run- in new head Coach backs and lj nebackers. smith's debut Saturday i uarterl Pete Liske is ex- rasJi of fumbles forced! pccled to start for Philadelphia with rookie John Reaves of rvj jr aiiliyic cl 21-3 victory over the University Flonda a backup role. fV'i iroc Northeast First Downs 7 15 Yards Rushing 160 128 Yards Passlno Posses (C-A-U Fumbles-Lost Penalties Punts, Avo.

Score by Quarters: Huoo (WW3-6 Northeoit 0-14-0-1-22 Norlteast 22 P3 0 0-7 10-H 1-1 2-30 1M25 3-23 of Texas at Arlington. The game was the season opener for OSU and the Cowboys ran almost at will from their new wishbone offense, piling up 580 yards rushing and 83 yards total offense. The rushing total broke a record that stood since 1945 and the total offense eclipsed a record established in 1949. The Cowboy defense, meanwhile, limited UT-Arlington to only 231 yards in total offense. Reaves has a lot of poise and I wouldn't be surprised to see him in there if Liske doesn't move the ball," said Cowboy special assistant Ermal Allen.

Allen said Philadelphia is very Special! Mexican Food our menu Sept. 20 GRINGO'S 131 Bonham 785-1411 John. Pam Golden owners Any item on our menu All You Can tat-Good through Sept. 2o Broken Bow Wins 26-14 BROKEN BOW, Okla. Broken Bow won its second game of the season Friday night over a stubborn crew from Poteau.

When the dust had settled BB held a 26-14 advantage. On the second play of the game Poteau fumbled at their own 25 and BB's Rick Manning Hooton Hits As Cubs Drub NY CHICAGO (AP) Pitcher Burt Hooton's first major league homer, a grand slam, ignited a seven run third inning as the Chicago Cubs battered the New York Mets 18-5 Saturday in a National League baseball game. Tom Seaver, suffering his 12th straight to the victim of Hooton's homer, the second of five in the game by the Cubs. Rookie Brent Strom replaced Seaver, and was pounded for the final three runs of the spree. an 18-yard pass interference! The Cubs scored once in the penalty.

first, and three times in the College Scores second when Billy Williams' 31st homer accounted for the last two. Jose Cardenal pounded his 16th and 17th homers in successive turns at bat in the third and fourth innings each time with a man on. Rookie Jim Rosello tagged a three-run homer five-run seventh. in Chicago's By The Associated Press East UCLA 33, Pittsburgh 28 WVirginia 28, Richmond 7 Edinboro St 23, Waynesburg 6 Holy Cross 24, Rutgers 14 Marietta Col 27, Allegheny 7 Navy 13, William Mary 9 Bloomsburg 62, Scranton 0 Cortland St 17, Springfield 10 Lafayette 20, Kings Point 13 Mfflersvffle St 0, Shippensburg 0 Southern Conn 31, Wesleyan 21 Wagner 10, Kofstra Univ 7 Delaware St 27, C. W.

Post 7 Hobart Col 47, Rensselaer 0 South Davidson Col 18, VMI 14 Kentucky 25, Villanova 7 North Carolina Maryland 26 Randolph-Macon 16, Shepherd Col 0 EKentucky 34, Indiana Pa. 7 Georgia 24, Baylor 14 Georgia Tech 34, South Carolina 6 Marshall 27, Morehead St 24 Virginia 24, Virginia Tech 20 Carson-Newman 52, Tenn St29 Fayetteville 21, Norfolk St 14 Tenn St 14, Morgan St 0 Citadel 28, Appalachian St 21 Caro 16, So Illinois 0 Fla St 37, Miami, Fla 14 Louisville 24, Kent St 0 Newberry Col 14, Gardner- 8 Birds Blast Yanks NEW YORK (AP) Brooks Robinson drove in three runs with a single and his eighth homer of the year and Boog Powell singled for two more to lead a 12-hit attack that carried the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-3 victory over the sputtering New York Yankees Saturday. The loss, New York's third in a row. dropped the fourth place No Caro 41, So Caro St 71 Yaj games behind in No Caro St 43, Syracuse 20 (baseball's tight American Petersburg St 38, Elizabeth League East race. The Orioles, Citv 0 back of Boston, have won Presby Col 10, Furman 7 Tenn 28, Penn St 21 Carolina 31, Tenn Tech 13 Midwest Ohio State 21, Iowa 0 WKentucky 19, Wittenberg 7 Albion 0, DePauw Univ 7 Anderson 6, Lakeland Col 2 Bowling Green 17, Purdue 14 Carroll, Wise.

19, 111 Wesley 7 Hillsdale Col 20, Ferris St 17 Milton Col 33, Beloit Col 18 Northwood Mich 24, Mich Tech 6 St Thomas Col 8, St Norbert 6 Tampa 34, No Michigan 21 Drake 40, West Texas St 12 Michigan 7, Northwestern 0 Michigan St. 24, Illinois 0 Nebraska 37, Texas 7 Oklahoma 40, Utah St 0 Okla St 21, Texas, Arlington 3 Tulsa 10, Wichita St 9 Wisconsin 31. No Illinois 7 Akron 34, Butler 7 Ball St 30, Cent Mich 12 Valparaiso 7, St Joseph's, Ind. 3 Southwest Arizona St 33, Houston 28 Far West Air Force 45, Wyoming 14 California 37, Wash St 23 Colorado 56, Cincinnati 14 Washington 14, Duke 6 Cal Poly SLO 42, Hayward State 0 six of their last eight games. Robinson got the Orioles started in the nationally televised game after Steve Kline 16-7, had retired the first five batters.

He lined a 2-1 fastball Then, after Loit Brock fired out, Ted Sizemore doubled to score Kelleher. Jose Cruz was intentionally passed to fill the bases and Torre delivered his two-run single, scoring Santorini and Sizemore. Ted Simmons singled oft Blass' leg and Stargell, who recovered the ball, made a wild throw past third allowing Cruz to score. tumped on the loose leather to set up the first touchdown. Five plays later halfback Phil Maggard traveled five yards to score, and quarterback Jack Dean booted the PAT to put BB on top 7-0.

The game almost didn't get going in Broken Bow. First the clock didn't work. telephones for coaches The were installed on wrong sides of the field and the officials didn't show. Officials from the stand were used and the game progressed. Poteau still couldn't ge anything started and kept up with the fumbleitis, this time on their own 14.

Defensive enc Mack Burris recovered tha miscue and two plays later Maggard scored his and BB's second TD of the night from the two-yard stripe. Dean kicked true again, and BB was on top, still in the initial stanza, by a 14-0 score. The second quarter belonged to Poteau all the way. Broken Bow lost the ball after a bad snap from center on an attempted punt. The ball sailed over Dean's head and rolled to the goalline.

He picked it up ASU Out-Scores Houston, 33-28 HOUSTON (AP) Rapid fire first quarter touchdown passes of 55 and 52 yards from Danny White Jr. to Steve Holden helped stave off a frantic Houston rally and give the 13th- ranked Arizona State Sun-Devils a 33-28 victory over the Cougars Saturday before a national television audience in the Astrodome. Houston and Arizona State, ranked first and second in the nation in total offense over the down the left field line about past five years and the two of- five rows deep into the stands. Singles by Paul Blair, Bobby Grich and Powell made it 2-0 in fensive powers certainly lived up to their billings although the youthful Cougars saved their heroics for the fourth quarter. tight end Marty Watts with 14:55 left in the game.

A 38-yard field goal by Cruz in the fourth quarter proved the difference. Defensive back Harold Evans blocked another Cruz field goa attempt late in the fourth quar ter and Nobles hit Johnson for a 46-yard touchdown play with 5:52 left in the game. and got the punt off, but it only traveled back out to the line of scrimmage at the 25. At that point Poteau quar- Jackie Spears tossed a 25-yard TD pass to Carl Turney. Jim Sommers kicked the PAT and Broken Bow's advantage dwindled 14-7.

Still in the second quarter Poteau went from its own 28 in 12 plays for the score. Spears scored on a sneak from the two- yard line. Sommers again was true and the score was tied 14- aU at the half. BB kept possession most of the way through the third stanza, and just before the end of it, Maggard broke loose on a 35-yard touchdown run for the third BB score. The kick was no good and BB held a 20-14 advantage.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, BB's Bob Ross took a punt on his 12 and ran it back for the TD. However, the officials caught him for stepping out of bounds at his own 45 and called the play back. Then, 10 plays later Dean threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Danny Ross for the final TD for BB. The kick again was no good and BB had to settle for a 26-14 squeaker. Broken Bow travels to next Friday for the opening conference game of the GAME AT A GLANCE: Broken Bow- Potiou FTrjf Dawns 77 70 Yards Rushing 174 59 Yards Passing 24 73 Posies (C-A-I) 4.73.0 Fumbles losj 2-0 4-4 Penal 7-50 4-35 Scort By Quarters: Broken Bow If you can afford any shoes you can't afford not to wear this value Shoes Only volume makes this value possible.

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Cards Whip Pirates ST. LOUIS (AP) Joe Torre hammered out a two-run single in a four-run fifth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals ended Steve Blass' five-game winning streak and whipped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 Saturday in a National League baseball game. Blass, 17-7, who had beaten the Cardinals four successive times this season, dueled with AI Santorini, 7-10, through four scoreless innings, each allowing three hits. But the Cards got to Blass in the fifth when Rookie Mick Kelleher doubled to left, Santorini bunted and Willie Stargell, who fielded the ball, threw to Richie Hebner at third, but Kelleher on the two touchdown passes and Woody Green's nine-yard run.

Houston clicked for two first quarter touchdowns before the Sun-Devils moved to a 30-14 halftime lead. But after a scoreless third quarter, the Cougars stormed back with a 17-yard pass from quarterback D.C. Nobles to FJrsf Downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-Iost PenaJties-vords Arizona Stoti Arizona Stale Houston Houston 19 10 67-353 33-154 25 104 6-20-2 1S-36-1 8-15 3-2 2-2 S-42 7-43 ....20 14 00 55 pass from (Cruz kick) 52 pass from WWfe (kick foiled) 9 run (Cruz kick) one run (Terril kick) 20 Interception return (Tre- rcll kick) 2 run (Cruz kick) Crut 44 17 pass from Nobles (Terrell kick) Crui 23 44 pass from Nobles (Terrell kick) 24.628 Willamette 17, Wash St 8 held second, Attention Farmers! KNOX WHEAT AND OATS BULK OR IN SACKS AVAILABLE FOR PLANTING AT Big Tex Feed Co 3720 Lamar Phone 784-3931 Contact Charles or Robert Bryans Good Shirt The new rounded collar is openly new. But the floral pattern on striking grounds recalls another era. Suddenly, elegance is Career Club has it in this exclusive shirting, Pleasurably permanent press polyester and cotton.

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